Strengthening and diversifying the Philippines’ defense partnerships is no longer a policy option—it is a strategic ...

Sandy Cay (Filipino name: “Pag-asa Cay 2”), a tiny South China Sea (SCS) sandbar found in the western section of our Pag-Asa island’s Territorial Sea (TS), is very much in the news these ...

Tensions surged near Sandy Cay on May 22 as Chinese Coast Guard vessels sideswiped and blasted Philippine research ships with ...

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday rebuked and rejected anew China’s claims over the Spratlys, including the ...

The Philippine foreign ministry said on Thursday that China has no right to object to or interfere with its lawful and ...

China criticises US for using the Philippines as a pawn amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea following a coast ...

On May 22, Manila accused Beijing of endangering the lives of Filipino researchers aboard two civilian vessels at Sandy Cay, ...

vessels near Sandy Cay represents a dangerous escalation and demonstrates that the time for American strategic ambiguity on the Philippines' claim to Pag-asa (Thitu) Island has long since passed.

The DFA rejected recent statements of the Chinese Embassy in Manila claiming Chinese ownership over Pag-asa Island and its ...

The Philippine foreign ministry said on Thursday that China has no right to object to or interfere with its lawful and ...

Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reaffirmed the robust alliance ...